Ventura, Calif., safety/cornerback Michael Williams has been to Notre Dame several times in the past. But this weekend, the 5-foot-10, 181-pounder made his official visit to South Bend to experience the game day atmosphere.

"I just wanted to experience a game," Williams said. "I've only experienced the Blue and Gold game and that was just a scrimmage. It was pretty crazy then, but I just wanted to see how a game was. Stanford was 0-5, but it was still OK."